OCCUPATIONAL WELLBEING

EPHESIANS 2:10, MATTHEW 5:14-16, JEREMIAH 29:11-13

CHOOSE A JOB YOU LOVE, AND YOU WILL NEVER HAVE TO WORK A DAY IN YOUR LIFE. "

CONFUCIUS

Occupational wellbeing involves preparing and making use of your gifts, skills, and talents in order to gain purpose, happiness, and enrichment in your life. The development of occupational satisfaction and wellness is related to your attitude about your work or study. Thriving in your place of work or study allows you to maintain a positive attitude and experience satisfaction/pleasure in your day-to-day life. Occupational wellness means successfully integrating a commitment to your occupation into a total lifestyle that is satisfying and rewarding.

// 17 WHAT AM I GOOD AT?

You might feel like now is the worst time to think about what you are going to do with your life, but discovering what you are good at can be a great start to direct your career path. Finding a career is a hard thing to do. Gone are the days where people have one career for a lifetime, with the average person in the UK having six jobs in their lifetime. For some of you, the jobs you are going to do may not even exist yet! // 001 WHAT SKILLS HAVE HELPED YOU THRIVE IN YOUR EDUCATION, WORK, AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES? What tasks did you do well, and which ones did you enjoy the most? Think about situations that challenged you — which ones were you able to get through that made you feel the most accomplished or earned you recognition?

// 002 CONSIDER WHICH ACTIVITIES OR SKILLS MAKE YOU FEEL EMPOWERED. Sometimes our strengths do exactly what they’re meant to do — they make us feel strong and help us succeed. Think about what tasks you do when you feel stressed or overwhelmed and you just want to feel like you’re in control again. Try to take notice of the times when you feel invigorated or successful — those moments might be the product of you putting your natural talents to use. // 003 WHAT COMES TO YOU NATURALLY? It’s easy to overlook our natural talents, especially if you think that everyone can do them or if you just shrug it off as something you’ve always been able to do — just because something comes naturally to you doesn’t mean it comes easy to others, or that your talents aren’t valuable. Keep your ears open for compliments that you usually deflect — they may be the key to finding out what your underlying superpowers are. // 004 TAKE NOTE OF YOUR FAVOURITE HOBBIES AND HOW YOU SPEND YOUR FREE TIME Over the course of a week, think about five things that you enjoy doing and think about why you like them. Write them down and take note of specific tasks and why they’re fulfilling for you. // 005 ASK OTHER PEOPLE WHAT THEY THINK YOU’RE GOOD AT A great way to figure out what your natural strengths are is to ask others. Ask people who know you well, who you trust and respect, what they think you’re good at, which careers do they think would suit you and ask them why. // 006 LOOK FOR A PATTERN Pay attention to any characteristics or strengths that are mentioned frequently by others or that you notice you spend a lot of time doing. The skills and hobbies that come up the most frequently are probably your strongest areas. // 007 KEEP YOUR MIND OPEN Don’t dismiss aspects of your personality that you had never considered to be strengths before — these unexpected qualities could help you succeed in a job or industry that you’ve never even considered exploring.

WHY NOT TRY THIS CAREER CHOICE QUIZ FOR SOME IDEAS...